The Holy City of Madinah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday approved the master plan for the largest expansion of the Prophet's Mosque, after experts made necessary changes onto the plan as per his instructions.

The first phase will accommodate more than 800,000 worshippers while the second and third will accommodate an equal number of worshippers bringing the total number of people the mosque can accommodate at a gvien time to more than 1.6 million,

This is how the prophet mosque will look after the expansion

 Madina youth provide Suhoor, Iftar to visitors

Since 1994, the Madina Gift for Umrah and Haj Pilgrims has provided more than nine million Iftar and Suhoor (pre-dawn) meals on buses for visitors when they arrive in Madina or depart via the Al-Hijra Expressway. This year, about 120 Saudi youths are distributing about 60 Iftar meals on each bus.